An Exhall teenager has been sentenced to youth custody after he admitted his second offence of driving while disqualified in the space of six weeks.

Nicholas McLellan, aged 18, of School Lane, was given a three-month detention sentence by Nuneaton magistrates.

He admitted driving while disqualified in Rectory Drive, Bedworth, on February 2. He also admitted driving without insurance.

Pam Meinert, prosecuting, said McLellan had appeared in court in Coventry in January charged with another offence of driving while disqualified. "In total, this is his third appearance before a court in three months," he said.

The court heard that

McLellan did not even have a driving licence. Magistrates also banned him from driving for another two years.